List of Indian states and union territories by poverty rate

This is a list of states and union territories of India ranked according to poverty as of 2022 (2021–22) as hosted by NITI Aayog's Sustainable Development Goals dashboard; and Reserve Bank of India's 'Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy'.^[1]^[2] The rank is calculated according to the percentage of people below poverty -line which is computed as per Tendulkar method on Mixed Reference Period (MRP).^[3]^[4]

^ SDG India Index 2021-22 (3 June 2022). "SDGs India Index". Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy. Table 154 : Number and Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line. (2011-12)". Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
^ Balchand, K.; Sunderarajan, P. (2011-05-21). "You will be on BPL list if your annual income is Rs.27,000". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
^ Vikram, Kumar (9 July 2016). "Rural India spends most on mobiles: NSSO". India Today. Retrieved 2021-09-13.